Tag: News
CFA won’t risk it
YELLINGBO’s CFA captain says fuel loading is extreme in the Yellingbo Conservation Reserve and he will refuse to send his volunteers in to fight...
Good effort
CFA volunteers around the Yarra Valley will be doing their bit for the Royal Children’s Hospital Appeal on Good Friday.
Last year their effort...
High school’s golden years
HEALESVILLE High School’s new $15million school went on show on Saturday as part of a weekend of celebrations commemorating more than 50 years of...
Healesville was on song
WITH three times as many acts and half a dozen venues getting involved, this year’s Healesville Music Festival set a musical spectacular across town.
People...
Brave response to road tragedy
JASON Kneebone is a self-confessed rev-head, but the Seville East resident says his perception of driving changed dramatically when he witnessed a fatal crash.
Heading...
Probe into hunt for missing man
VICTORIAN Coroner John Olle last week ordered an audit of the initial investigation by police into the disappearance of Warren Meyer in bush east...
Nose for a sneak peak
TWO of the Yarra Valley’s top winemakers took a minute out of their busy harvest season for lunch at Oscar’s on the Yarra, giving...
Reshuffle raises MP stakes
FORMER Yarra Ranges Mayor David Hodgett and Eastern Victoria Region MP Edward O’Donohue have both been promoted under the new Premier’s cabinet reshuffle.
With Denis...
Hot spot for festival
WANDIN’s Herb and Chilli Fest had all the spice and zing to send most chilli eaters running for water.
From hot chilli chocolate, to chilli...
Hospital forum critical
THE next step in deciding the future of Healesville Hospital, the services it loses or retains, and whether those services are delivered by Eastern...
Polo hits the mark
MORE than 1000 people headed out to Coldstream to watch 14 teams compete in the Cashel Yarra Valley Polo Tournament on the weekend.
The visiting...
New bridge is saving grace
HEALESVILLE Chamber of Commerce members were among the first to try out the new bridge over the Grace Burn last week.
Final work on the...